Information processing device, information processing method, program, screen, and information drawing system

ABSTRACT

To improve visual recognition of a medical practitioner on information displayed on a screen under a shadowless lamp. There is provided an information processing device including: an information acquisition unit that acquires information from an information providing device that provides the information related to quantitative numerical values to be grasped by a medical practitioner involved with a medical practice; an image data generation unit that generates image data related to the acquired information; and a control unit that controls an installation position of a light source irradiating drawing light having illuminance visually recognizable under a shadowless lamp or an operation state of an optical system that scans an irradiation position of the drawing light so as to draw the image data.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No.16/475,204 filed Jul. 1, 2019, which is a U.S. National Phase ofInternational Patent Application No. PCT/JP2017/039158 filed Oct. 30,2017, which claims priority benefit of Japanese Patent Application No.JP 2017-002707 filed in the Japan Patent Office on Jan. 11, 2017. Eachof the above-referenced applications is hereby incorporated herein byreference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to an information processing device, aninformation processing method, a program, a screen, and an informationdrawing system.

BACKGROUND ART

In various types of surgery and the like, the operator checks variousinformation such as biological information of a patient such as bloodpressure, heart rate, and an amount of bleeding, or a setting value of amedical instrument from an assistant such as an anesthesiologist or anurse and performs the surgical operation while storing the informationprovided by the assistant. Such providing of the information from theassistant to the operator is mainly transmitted by oral communication.This is because the surgical site on which the surgical operation isperformed needs to be clean, and thus the assistant near the operatorcannot present information to the operator in such a way as writing amemo or the like to impair the cleanliness of the surgical site. Inaddition, since the surgical operation is generally performed under ashadowless lamp, even if the assistant writes a memo and presents thememo to the operator, the flat glossy surface strongly reflects theshadowless lamp, and thus, in some cases, it may be difficult for theoperator to check the memo.

Regarding such information transmission, Patent Document 1 discloses adisplay device for providing information to an operator. The displaydevice disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes a light shielding platethat shields light of a shadowless lamp, and a panel for displaying theinformation is installed at a position shielded by the light shieldingplate.

CITATION LIST Patent Document

-   Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.    2005-292453

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Problems to be Solved by the Invention

In a display device disclosed in Patent Document 1, although an operatorcan visually recognize information, since illumination light from ashadowless lamp is shielded, there is a possibility that illuminance atthe surgical site is insufficient. Therefore, in the present disclosure,an information processing device, an information processing method, aprogram, a screen, and an information drawing system are proposed whichcan provide information to an operator more reliably even under ashadowless lamp.

Solutions to Problems

According to the present disclosure, there is provided an informationprocessing device including: an information acquisition unit thatacquires information from an information providing device that providesthe information related to quantitative numerical values to be graspedby a medical practitioner involved with a medical practice; an imagedata generation unit that generates image data related to the acquiredinformation; and a control unit that controls an installation positionof a light source irradiating drawing light having illuminance visuallyrecognizable under a shadowless lamp or an operation state of an opticalsystem that scans an irradiation position of the drawing light so as todraw the image data.

In addition, according to the present disclosure, there is provided aninformation processing method including: acquiring information from aninformation providing device that provides the information related to amedical practice or a condition of a patient; generating image datarelated to the acquired information; and controlling an installationposition of a light source irradiating drawing light having illuminancevisually recognizable under a shadowless lamp or an operation state ofan optical system that scans an irradiation position of the drawinglight so as to draw the image data.

In addition, according to the present disclosure, there is provided aprogram causing a processor to execute: acquiring information from aninformation providing device that provides the information related to amedical practice or a condition of a patient; generating image datarelated to the acquired information; and controlling an installationposition of a light source irradiating drawing light having illuminancevisually recognizable under a shadowless lamp or an operation state ofan optical system that scans an irradiation position of the drawinglight so as to draw the image data.

In addition, according to the present disclosure, there is provided ascreen including: a substrate including a predetermined material; and aselective reflection layer having a reflectance for a wavelength ofdrawing light from an information drawing device that draws an image byusing the drawing light having illuminance visually recognizable under ashadowless lamp, the reflectance being higher than a reflectance forwavelengths of other light, on the substrate.

In addition, according to the present disclosure, there is provided aninformation drawing system including: an information drawing deviceincluding: a light source that irradiates drawing light havingilluminance visually recognizable under a shadowless lamp; an opticalsystem that scans an irradiation position of the drawing light; aninformation acquisition unit that acquires information from aninformation providing device that provides the information related toquantitative numerical values to be grasped by a medical practitionerinvolved with a medical practice; an image data generation unit thatgenerates image data related to the acquired information; and a controlunit that controls an installation position of the light source or anoperation state of the optical system so as to draw the image data; anda screen including: a substrate including a predetermined material; anda selective reflection layer having a reflectance for a wavelength ofthe drawing light from the information drawing device, the reflectancebeing higher than a reflectance for a wavelength of other light, on thesubstrate.

Effects of the Invention

As described above, according to the present disclosure, it is possibleto more reliably provide information to an operator even under ashadowless lamp.

In addition, the above-described effects are not necessarily limited,and any of the effects illustrated in the present specification or othereffects that can be grasped from the present specification may beexhibited together with the above effects or in place of the aboveeffects.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a general surgical environment.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration ofan information drawing system according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of aninformation drawing system according to the embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration ofa controller according to the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of an image processingmethod in an information acquisition unit of the embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of an information displayingmethod in the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing in thecontroller of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a database stored in astorage unit of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of processing in thecontroller of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating an example of a spectrum of a shadowlesslamp.

FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating an example of a spectrum of a shadowlesslamp.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of ascreen of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of aselective reflection layer of the screen of the embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 14 is a graph illustrating an example of reflectancecharacteristics of the selective reflection layer of the screen of theembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of theselective reflection layer of the screen of the embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 16 is a graph illustrating an example of the reflectancecharacteristics of the selective reflection layer of the screen of theembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of theselective reflection layer of the screen of the embodiment of thepresent disclosure.

FIG. 18 is a graph illustrating an example of the reflectancecharacteristics of the selective reflection layer of the screen of theembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating an example of a holder provided on thescreen of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating an installation example of the screenof the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating an example of a holder provided on thescreen of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 22 is a diagram illustrating an installation example of the screenof the embodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 23 is a block diagram schematically illustrating an example of ahardware configuration of a controller on the embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will bedescribed in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Inaddition, in the present specification and the drawings, componentshaving substantially the same functional configuration will be denotedby the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof willbe omitted.

In addition, the description will be made in the following order.

0. General Surgery Environment

1. Configuration Example of Information Drawing System

1-1. Whole Configuration of Information Drawing System

1-2. Configuration Example of Controller

1-3. Processing Example of Controller

2. Screen

2-1. Configuration of Screen

2-2. Installation Method of Screen

2-3. Other Configuration Examples of Screen

3. Hardware Configuration

4. Supplement

5. Conclusion

0. GENERAL SURGERY ENVIRONMENT

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating an environment of a generalsurgery room. In a typical surgical environment, a patient 18 coveredwith drape 700 lies on an operating table under a shadowless lamp 800,and a plurality of medical practitioners are positioned to surround thepatient 18. As a medical practitioner, for example, there is an operator10 who performs a surgical operation, there is an instrument transferassistant 12 who transfers an instrument used in the surgical operationto the operator 10, there is an outer circumference assistant 14 whosets a setting value of the medical instrument in response toinstruction of the operator 10, and there is an anesthesiologist 16 whoperforms controlling anesthesia. In addition, the above-describedmedical practitioners are examples, and the present disclosure is notlimited to these medical practitioners.

In the environment as described above, in some cases, for example, theoperator 10 instructs the anesthesiologist 16 to raise the bloodpressure and checks with the anesthesiologist 16 whether or not thevalue of the blood pressure has become the value instructed by theoperator 10. In addition, in some cases, the operator 10 instructs theouter circumference assistant 14 to change the settings of the medicalinstrument and checks with the outer circumference assistant 14 whetheror not the setting value of the medical instrument has become the valueinstructed by the operator 10.

It is considered that the presentation of the information in response tothe instruction from the operator 10 as described above is made by amemo. However, since the instrument transfer assistant 12 who transfersthe medical instrument to the operator 10 touches the device used forthe surgical operation, the instrument transfer assistant cannot touchother dirty objects and cannot take a memo. In addition, the outercircumference assistant 14 may touch something that is not clean, butthe outer circumference assistant cannot touch something that is clean.Therefore, even if the memo is taken, the outer circumference assistant14 cannot present the memo near a surgical field that needs to be clean.In addition, even if the instrument transfer assistant 12 or the outercircumference assistant 14 presents a memo on white paper to theoperator 10, the reflectance of light is strong under the shadowlesslamp 800, so that it is difficult for the operator 10 to visuallyrecognize the memo. In addition, since it is preferable that theoperator 10 is able to gaze at the surgical field, it is not preferableto move the line of sight to a large degree in order to visuallyrecognize the memo.

Therefore, the instruction and the checking as described above aremainly performed by oral communication at any time, and the operator 10acquires information by oral communication and performs the surgicaloperation while storing the quantitative numerical values.

In addition, in some cases, a medical instrument such as an electricknife that may generate noise may be installed at a position away fromthe outer circumference assistant 14, and thus, it may take much timefor the outer circumference assistant 14 to check the setting values.Since the operator 10 has to stop the progress of the surgery in such asituation until the outer circumference assistant 14 checks the settingvalues, a time loss occurs in the progress of the surgery.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, an information drawing systemcapable of providing quantitative numerical values to be grasped by theoperator 10 without causing the operator 10 to greatly move the line ofsight from a surgical field is proposed.

1. CONFIGURATION EXAMPLE OF INFORMATION DRAWING SYSTEM

<1-1. Overall Configuration of Information Drawing System>

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of an overall configurationof the information drawing system according to the present embodiment.The information drawing system according to the present embodiment is asystem that draws, on a screen 600, quantitative numerical values to begrasped by the operator 10 such as biological information of the patient18 such as blood pressure, setting values of a medical instrument suchas an electric knife or an ultrasonic knife, or an angle of an operatingtable.

As illustrated in FIG. 2 , the information drawing system includes ascreen 600 and an information drawing device 200 that receivesinformation from a plurality of information providing devices 100 andirradiates the screen 600 with drawing light. In addition, theinformation drawing system may include an imaging device 120 for imaginginformation displayed on the information providing device 100 and amanipulation unit 302 manipulated by the medical practitioner. Theinformation providing device 100 is, for example, a device that providesquantitative numerical values to be grasped by the operator 10, such asa device that measures blood pressure, a device that measures an amountof bleeding, a device that sets a mode and an output value of anelectric knife, and a time measurement device. The information providingdevice 100 may provide header information indicating what kind ofinformation the provided numerical information is together with thenumerical information to the information drawing device 200. The headerinformation is information indicating, for example, a blood pressure, apulse rate, a time, a name of a medical instrument, a name of a mode ofthe medical instrument, and the like. The imaging device 120 is a devicethat images the information displayed on the information providingdevice 100 in a case where the information providing device 100 cannotoutput the numerical information and the like to an external device andtransmits the captured image data to the information drawing device 200.The imaging device 120 may be installed for each information providingdevice 100, and may provide the header information of the informationimaged by each imaging device 120 to the information drawing device 200.In addition, the information providing device 100 is not limited to theabove-described example.

The information drawing device 200 includes a controller 300 thatcontrols each component, a light source 400 that irradiates drawinglight, and an optical system 500 that scans the irradiation position ofthe drawing light from the light source 400. The controller 300 is anexample of an information processing device and is realized by, forexample, a central processing unit (CPU), a read only memory (ROM), arandom access memory (RAM), and the like. In addition, the controller300 may have an input from the manipulation unit 302 manipulated by themedical practitioner. The detailed configuration and processing of thecontroller 300 will be described later.

The light source 400 is a light source 400 that is controlled by thecontroller 300 and irradiates drawing light having illuminance visuallyrecognizable under the light of the shadowless lamp 800. The lightsource 400 may be, for example, a laser source 400 using a semiconductorelement. The laser source 400 using a semiconductor element may be, forexample, a light source 400 that irradiates a red laser with awavelength of about 610 nm to 780 nm, may be a light source 400 thatirradiates a blue laser with a wavelength of about 430 nm to 460 nm, ormay be a light source 400 that irradiates a green laser with awavelength of about 500 nm to 570 nm. The laser source 400 using thesemiconductor element as described above is generally used for a laserpointer or the like, and the laser source 400 using such a semiconductorelement is used, so that the information drawing device 200 of thepresent embodiment is configured at a low cost with a small size.

In addition, with reference to the wavelength of the light source 400,it is considered that fatigue of the medical practitioner is lessbecause red is a color that the medical practitioner is familiar with.In addition, since green is a color that is not present in the surgicalfield, there is an advantage that the contrast with the instrumentspresent in the surroundings is high. In addition, the light source 400may be a light source 400 which irradiates the drawing light havingilluminance visually recognizable under the light of the shadowless lamp800, and the configuration of the light source 400 is not particularlylimited. In the information drawing system according to the presentembodiment, the drawing light is scanned point by point by using thelight source 400 as described above, so that information is displayed onthe screen 600 at a higher illuminance than that of a display devicesuch as a projector. As a result, the medical practitioner can visuallyrecognize the information even under the shadowless lamp 800.

The optical system 500 is controlled by the controller 300 to be used toscan the reaching position of the drawing light irradiated from thelight source 400 on the screen 600. In addition, the light source 400and the optical system 500 may be referred to as a light irradiationunit 402. The detailed configuration of the light irradiation unit 402is illustrated in FIG. 3 .

As illustrated in FIG. 3 , the optical system 500 may include, forexample, a scan mirror 502, a scan lens 504, and an imaging lens 506. Inaddition, the scan mirror 502 may be a two-dimensional micro electromechanical system (MEMS) mirror, or two one-dimensional MEMS mirrors maybe used.

As illustrated in FIG. 3 , the scan mirror 502 is irradiated with thedrawing light irradiated from the light source 400. The scan mirror 502allows the drawing light irradiated from the light source 400 to beincident on the scan lens 504 as the operation state is controlled bythe controller 300. The drawing light incident on the scan lens 504 isimaged on an image forming plane by the scan lens 504. Then, an imagedrawn by the drawing light imaged on the image forming plane isdisplayed on the screen 600 by the imaging lens 506.

In addition, instead of the MEMS mirror, a galvano mirror may be used asthe scan mirror 502, and a vari-angle prism may be used as long as thescan mirror 502 is not driven. The vari-angle prism has a structure inwhich two sheets of glass are joined by a bellows including a film andthe space between the two sheets of glass is filled with a transparenthigh refractive index liquid. In addition, the optical system 500 may beconfigured to scan the drawing light from the light source 400 on thescreen 600, and the configuration of the optical system 500 is notparticularly limited as described above. In addition, the informationdrawing device 200 may draw an image on the screen 600 by using thedrawing light by directly moving the installation position of the lightsource 400 without the optical system 500.

<1-2. Configuration Example of Controller>

Heretofore, the overall configuration of the information drawing systemaccording to the present embodiment has been described. Hereinafter, aconfiguration example of the controller 300 of the present embodiment isdescribed. The controller 300 is a device for acquiring information fromthe information providing device 100 and controlling the light source400 and the optical system 500. As illustrated in FIG. 4 , thecontroller 300 includes an information acquisition unit 304, aninformation selection unit 306, an image data generation unit 308, acontrol unit 310, and a storage unit 312.

The information acquisition unit 304 acquires, from the plurality ofinformation providing devices 100, numerical information such asbiological information of the patient 18 or setting values of themedical instrument and header information indicating what kind ofinformation the numerical information is. In addition, the informationacquisition unit 304 may acquire a captured image from the imagingdevice 120 that images the information displayed on the informationproviding device 100. As described above, the imaging device 120 may beinstalled for each information providing device 100, and the informationacquisition unit 304 may acquire header information of the informationimaged by each imaging device 120 together with the captured image fromthe imaging device 120.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a method of processing the capturedimage from the imaging device 120 acquired by the informationacquisition unit 304. Reference numeral 604A represents a captured imageimaged by the imaging device 120, and the information acquisition unit304 cuts out an image area, in which a numerical value is displayed asrepresented by 604B, from the captured image represented by 604A. Then,the information acquisition unit 304 performs contrast adjustment andbinarization on the cut-out image. Next, the information acquisitionunit 304 inverts the image processed in 604B as represented by 604C. Theinformation acquisition unit 304 acquires information from the imagingdevice 120 by performing such image processing. Herein, since theinformation acquisition unit 304 does not perform character recognitionbased on the captured image, an incorrect numerical value is preventedfrom being presented to the medical practitioner. Providing incorrectinformation to the medical practitioner in a medical practice leads tomedical errors, so that it is important to prevent misrecognition.However, since the current character recognition technology is highlydeveloped, the probability of misrecognition is low, and in order toimprove the degree of freedom of information processing, such aschanging recognized character information into a more easilyrecognizable font, the information acquisition unit 304 may perform thecharacter recognition process based on the captured image. In addition,the specific method of the character recognition process is notparticularly limited and may be performed by a known technique such asedge detection, for example, in the related art.

Returning to FIG. 4 , the information acquisition unit 304 transmits, tothe information selection unit 306, the numerical information and theheader information acquired directly from the information providingdevice 100 or acquired from the imaging device 120 as described above.The information selection unit 306 selects the numerical information tobe drawn by the drawing light from among the plurality of pieces ofnumerical information received from the information acquisition unit 304on the basis of the received header information. The informationselection unit 306 may select the information according to the outputfrom the manipulation unit 302 manipulated by the medical practitionerand may select the information on the basis of the database where themedical practice stored in the storage unit 312 and the information tobe selected are associated with each other, as described later.

The information selection unit 306 selects the information in thismanner, so that the information to be recognized by the medicalpractitioner according to the situation is presented to the medicalpractitioner. Even if a lot of information is presented to the medicalpractitioner during the medical practice, it is difficult to distinguishwhich information is important information, and thus, selection of theinformation to the presented by the information selection unit 306 isuseful for the medical practitioner to reliably recognize importantinformation. In addition, in a case where a large amount of informationis presented to the medical practitioner without being selected, themedical practitioner may misrecognize the information, which leads tothe medical errors, and thus, it is preferable that such misrecognitionof the information is prevented. From this point of view, it is usefulthat the information to be presented to the medical practitioner isselected by the information selection unit 306.

Here, the manipulation unit 302 may be a foot pedal or may be a voicerecognition unit that recognizes a voice of the medical practitioner andoutputs information to be selected. The medical practitioner canreliably select the information by using the foot pedal, and due tovoice recognition, the medical practitioner can select the informationwithout moving the body. As described above, the fact that informationcan be reliably selected is useful for preventing misrecognizing of theinformation by the medical practitioner, and the fact that informationcan be selected without moving the body is useful in a medical site(particularly during surgery) where even fine body movements lead tomedical errors. Note that the manipulation unit 302 may have anyconfiguration as long as the medical practitioner can selectinformation, and the configuration is not particularly limited.

The image data generation unit 308 generates image data to be drawn byusing the drawing light irradiated from the light source 400 on thebasis of the information selected by the information selection unit 306.For example, in a case where the information selected by the informationselection unit 306 is a setting value of the coagulation mode of theelectric knife, image data such as “Power Co 1234” is generated. Herein,“Power Co” is information indicating a setting value of the coagulationmode of the electric knife and is generated on the basis of the headerinformation. In addition, “1234” is generated on the basis of numericalinformation acquired from a control device of an electric knife that isone of the information providing devices 100.

The control unit 310 controls each component of the information drawingdevice 200 and may be configured with, for example, a CPU, a ROM, or aRAM. As illustrated in FIG. 4 , the control unit 310 may control theimaging device 120, the light source 400, and the optical system 500.The control unit 310 controls the light source 400 and the opticalsystem 500 so that an image based on the image data received from theimage data generation unit 308 is drawn on the screen 600 by the drawinglight.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state where information is presentedby the information drawing system described above. In FIG. 6 , the imagegenerated by the above-described image data generation unit 308 is drawnby the drawing light on the screen 600 installed on the drape 700 nearthe surgical site. As can be understood from FIG. 6 , on the screen 600,the header information is displayed in the header information displayarea 602, and the numerical information related to the headerinformation is displayed in the numerical information display area 604.Thus, the medical practitioner can check the information withoutchecking the numerical information and the like from the assistant bythe information being presented near the surgical site so as to bevisually recognized under the light of the shadowless lamp 800. Thisallows the medical practitioner to proceed with the medical practicewithout time loss. In addition, misrecognition caused by the medicalpractitioner mishearing the information aurally notified by theassistant can be prevented.

<1-3. Processing Example of Controller>

Heretofore, the configuration of the controller 300 has been described.Hereinafter, a processing example performed by the controller 300 willbe described. FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating basic processesexecuted by controller 300.

First, in S102, the information acquisition unit 304 acquires numericalinformation and header information indicating the type of the numericalinformation from a plurality of the information providing devices 100 ora plurality of the imaging devices 120. Next, in S104, the informationselection unit 306 receives the numerical information and the headerinformation from the information acquisition unit 304 and selects theinformation to be presented to the medical practitioner on the basis ofthe output from the manipulation unit 302 or on the basis of thedatabase stored in the storage unit 312. The process in which theinformation selection unit 306 selects the information on the basis ofthe database stored in the storage unit 312 will be described later.

Next, in step S106, the image data generation unit 308 generates imagedata related to the header information and the numerical information onthe basis of the information selected by the information selection unit306. Then, in step S108, the control unit 310 controls the light source400 and the optical system 500 so as to draw the image data generated bythe image data generation unit 308.

Heretofore, the basic processing example executed in the controller 300has been described. Herein, in S104 of FIG. 7 , the process of selectingthe information on the basis of the database stored in the storage unit312 by the information selection unit 306 will be described. FIG. 8 is adiagram illustrating an example of a database in which the medicalpractice and the information to be selected, which is stored in thestorage unit 312, are associated with each other.

For example, the medical practice performed by the medical practitionermay be a medical practice such as “incision”, “arterial blockade”, or“closing stomach” as illustrated in FIG. 8 , and the information to beselected may be associated with each medical practice. For example, whenthe “incision” is performed, the amount of bleeding and the settingvalue of the electric knife are important information, so that the“amount of bleeding” and the “setting value of the electric knife” asthe information to be selected may be associated with the “incision”.Similarly, in the case of the “arterial blockade” which is a medicalpractice, since the elapsed time from the arterial blockade is importantinformation, the “elapsed time from the arterial blockade” as theinformation to be selected may be associated. Moreover, in the case ofthe “closing stomach” which is a medical practice, since the used gauzeshould not remain in the abdomen, the “number of gauze sheets” as theinformation to be selected may be associated.

In addition, the information drawing system according to the presentembodiment can be used for various types of surgery such as respiratorysurgery, liver surgery, digestive tract surgery, cardiovascular surgery,and brain surgery. Thus, for example, in the database, a surgicaltechnique which is an example of a medical practice and information tobe selected may be associated with each other. For example, sincerespiratory surgery and liver surgery are surgeries on portions withlarge blood vessels, management of the amount of bleeding is important.Therefore, in the database, the “respiratory surgery” and the “liversurgery” as medical practices may be associated with the “amount ofbleeding” as the information to be selected. In addition, in thecardiovascular surgery and the brain surgery, since the setting value ofthe electric knife is frequently changed, the setting value of theelectric knife is important information. Therefore, in the database, the“cardiovascular surgery” and the “brain surgery” as medical practicesmay be associated with the “setting value of the electric knife” as theinformation to be selected.

As described above, the information selection unit 306 selects theinformation to be presented to the medical practitioner on the basis ofthe database in which the medical practice and the information to beselected are associated with each other. For example, if the informationselection unit 306 determines from the operation state of theinformation providing device 100 that the “incision” is being performed,the “amount of bleeding” and/or the “setting value of the electricknife” is selected as the information to be presented to the medicalpractitioner. In addition, the information selection unit 306 mayestimate what kind of medical practice is being performed on the basisof the information from the voice recognition unit. For example, if theword “incision” is detected in a conversation more than a predeterminedfrequency, the information selection unit 306 estimates that the“incision” is being performed, and the information to be presented tothe medical practitioner may be selected on the basis of the database.The information selection unit 306 may also estimate the medicalpractice being performed on the basis of the elapsed time after themedical practice (for example, surgical operation) is started.

In addition, in the database, steps in each medical practice may beassociated with the information to be selected. For example, in a casewhere a surgical operation including the steps of “opening stomach”,“arterial blockade”, and “closing stomach” is performed as a medicalpractice, the information corresponding to each step is selected. Thatis, in the step of opening stomach in the surgery involved with arterialblockade, the “amount of bleeding” or the “setting value of the electricknife” is selected as the information to be presented. In addition, inthe step of arterial blockade, the “elapsed time from arterial blockade”is selected as the information to be presented. In the step of closingstomach, the “number of gauze sheets” is selected as the information tobe presented. Thus, each step in the medical practice and the selectedinformation are associated with each other, so that information that isimportant in each step of the medical practice is appropriately selectedand presented to the medical practitioner. Accordingly, the medicalpractitioner can easily recognize the appropriate information at anappropriate timing.

Heretofore, the database stored in the storage unit 312 and the processof selecting the information by the information selection unit 306 byusing the database have been described. Next, FIG. 9 illustrates anexample of a process in which the information selection unit 306 selectsthe information to be presented to the medical practitioner on the basisof various information. For example, in S202, the information selectionunit 306 determines whether or not the operation state of theinformation providing device 100 has been changed. Herein, for example,the information selection unit 306 may detect that the power of theinformation providing device 100 is turned on or may detect that theoperation mode of the information providing device 100 is changed. Whenit is detected in S202 that the operation state of the informationproviding device 100 has been changed, the information selection unit306 selects information related to the information providing device 100in which the operation state has been changed in S204.

Next, in S206, the information selection unit 306 determines whether ornot the manipulation unit 302 has been manipulated by the medicalpractitioner. When it is detected in S206 that the manipulation unit 302has been manipulated by the medical practitioner, the informationselection unit 306 selects information on the basis of the output fromthe manipulation unit 302 (S208).

Next, in S210, the information selection unit 306 determines whether ornot predetermined numerical information acquired from the informationproviding device 100 has reached a predetermined threshold. Herein, forexample, the information selection unit 306 may detect that the amountof bleeding has reached a predetermined threshold. When it is detectedin S210 that the predetermined numerical information acquired from theinformation providing device 100 has reached a predetermined threshold,the information selection unit 306 selects the information havingreached the predetermined threshold in S212.

Next, in S214, the information selection unit 306 determines whether ornot the setting value of the information providing device 100 has beenchanged. Herein, for example, the information selection unit 306 maydetect that the setting value of the electric knife has been changed.When it is detected in S214 that the setting value of the informationproviding device 100 has been changed, the information selection unit306 selects the changed setting value in S216. As described above, theinformation selection unit 306 selects the information to be drawn onthe basis of various information. By being configured in this manner,the information drawing device 200 according to the present embodimentcan present information suitable for the timing to the medicalpractitioner at various timings.

2. SCREEN

Heretofore, the configuration of the information drawing device 200according to the present embodiment has been described. Hereinafter, theconfiguration of the screen 600 used in the present embodiment will bedescribed. As described above, since the information drawing device 200according to the present embodiment is used under the shadowless lamp800, the drawing light having illuminance visually recognizable underthe light of the shadowless lamp 800 is used. In the information drawingdevice 200 in which such drawing light is used, the screen 600 absorbingthe light of the shadowless lamp 800 and having a relatively highreflectance for the wavelength of the drawing light is used, so that themedical practitioner can more easily visually recognize the informationto be presented. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the screen 600including a layer that absorbs the light of the shadowless lamp 800 anda layer having a relatively high reflectance for the wavelength of thedrawing light is used.

In order to describe the characteristics of the screen 600, thewavelength spectrum of the shadowless lamp 800 will first be described.FIG. 10 is a graph illustrating the spectrum of the shadowless lamp 800employing a light emitting diode (LED) as a light source. In thespectrum of the shadowless lamp 800 illustrated in FIG. 10 , the lightintensity of the wavelength near 450 nm and the light intensity of thewavelength near 540 to 650 nm become strong, while the light intensityof the wavelength of 480 to 490 nm is weak. Therefore, for theshadowless lamp 800 having such a spectrum, the light having awavelength of 480 to 490 nm is preferably used as the drawing light. Inaddition, it is preferable that the screen 600 has a relatively highreflectance for the light having a wavelength of 480 to 490 nm ascompared with the light having other wavelengths.

Next, FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating the spectrum of the shadowlesslamp 800 employing a xenon lamp as a light source. In the spectrum ofthe shadowless lamp 800 illustrated in FIG. 11 , there is no particularwavelength range where the light intensity becomes weak. However, evenin a situation where the shadowless lamp 800 having such a spectrum isused, the screen 600 selectively reflects the wavelength of the drawinglight and absorbing the light of other wavelengths, so that the medicalpractitioner can easily visually recognize the information displayed onthe screen 600.

<2-1. Configuration of Screen>

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of thescreen 600 of the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 12 , thescreen 600 of the present embodiment is configured with a substrate 606,a light absorption layer 608, and a selective reflection layer 610. Forexample, aluminum may be used for the substrate 606, and black alumiteprocessing is performed on the top of the substrate as the lightabsorption layer 608. Herein, the refractive index n of the blackalumite is 1.7. In addition, on the light absorption layer 608, theselective reflection layer 610 which selectively reflects the wavelengthof the drawing light is formed as described above. The configuration ofthe selective reflection layer 610 will be described in detail below.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of the configuration of theselective reflection layer 610 formed on the screen 600 of the presentembodiment. The selective reflection layer 610 is configured with amultilayer film in which a high refractive index film 612 and a lowrefractive index film 614 having a refractive index lower than that ofthe high refractive index film 612 are alternately stacked. Herein, forexample, tantalum pentoxide (Ta₂O₅) having a refractive index n of 2.0may be used for the high refractive index film 612, and for example,silicon dioxide (SiO₂) having a refractive index n of 1.47 may be usedfor the low refractive index film 614. In addition, in FIG. 13 , theselective reflection layer 610 formed by alternately stacking the totalof four layers of the high refractive index film 612 and the lowrefractive index film 614 will be described.

Assuming that the drawing light of 640 nm is used in the informationdrawing system according to the present embodiment, for example, thefilm thickness Z1 of the high refractive index film 612 is preferably256 nm (Z1=640 nm/2×0.80), and the film thickness Z2 of the lowrefractive index film 614 is preferably 261 nm (Z2=640 nm/1.47×0.60).

FIG. 14 is a graph illustrating the reflectance of the selectivereflection layer 610 illustrated in FIG. 13 . As can be understood fromFIG. 14 , the configuration of the selective reflection layer 610illustrated in FIG. 13 has a reflectance (reflectance of 24.2%) for thewavelength of 640 nm which is the wavelength of the drawing light, whichis higher than a reflectance for the other wavelengths.

Next, FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating another example of theconfiguration of the selective reflection layer 610 illustrated in FIG.13 . Herein, in the example of the selective reflection layer 610illustrated in FIG. 15 , similarly to the selective reflection layer 610illustrated in FIG. 13 , tantalum pentoxide (Ta₂O₅) is used for the highrefractive index film 612, and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) is used for thelow refractive index film 614. In addition, in FIG. 15 , the selectivereflection layer 610 formed by alternately stacking the total of eightlayers of the high refractive index film 612 and the low refractiveindex film 614 will be described.

In the selective reflection layer 610 illustrated in FIG. 15 , assumingthat the drawing light of 640 nm is used as described above, the filmthickness Z1 of the high refractive index film 612 is preferably 272 nm(Z1=640 nm/2×0.85), and the film thickness Z2 of the low refractiveindex film 614 is preferably 279 nm (Z2=640 nm/1.47×0.64).

FIG. 16 is a graph illustrating the reflectance of the selectivereflection layer 610 illustrated in FIG. 15 . As can be understood fromFIG. 16 , the configuration of the selective reflection layer 610illustrated in FIG. 15 has a reflectance (reflectance of 47.5%) for thewavelength of 640 nm which is the wavelength of the drawing light, whichis higher than a reflectance for the other wavelengths. In addition, itcan be understood that the reflectance (47.5%) for the wavelength (640nm) of the drawing light in the graph illustrated in FIG. 16 is higherthan the reflectance (24.2%) for the wavelength (640 nm) of the drawinglight illustrated in FIG. 14 .

FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating another example of the configurationof the selective reflection layer 610 illustrated in FIGS. 13 and 15 .Herein, in the example of the selective reflection layer 610 illustratedin FIG. 17 , similarly to the selective reflection layer 610 illustratedin FIGS. 13 and 15 , tantalum pentoxide (Ta₂O₅) is used for the highrefractive index film 612, and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) is used for thelow refractive index film 614. In addition, in FIG. 17 , the selectivereflection layer 610 formed by alternately stacking twelve layers of thehigh refractive index film 612 and the low refractive index film 614will be described.

In the selective reflection layer 610 illustrated in FIG. 17 , assumingthat the drawing light of 640 nm is used as described above, similarlyto the configuration of the selective reflection layer 610 illustratedin FIG. 15 , the film thickness Z1 of the high refractive index film 612is preferably 272 nm (Z1=640 nm/2×0.85), and the film thickness Z2 ofthe low refractive index film 614 is preferably 279 nm (Z2=640nm/1.47×0.64).

FIG. 18 is a graph illustrating the reflectance of the selectivereflection layer 610 illustrated in FIG. 17 . As can be understood fromFIG. 18 , the configuration of the selective reflection layer 610illustrated in FIG. 17 has a reflectance (reflectance of 84%) for thewavelength of 640 nm which is the wavelength of the drawing light, whichis higher than a reflectance for the other wavelengths. In addition, itcan be understood that the reflectance (84%) for the wavelength (640 nm)of the drawing light in the graph illustrated in FIG. 18 is higher thanthe reflectance (47.5%) for the wavelength (640 nm) of the drawing lightillustrated in FIG. 16 .

In addition, the light having a wavelength (for example, a wavelength ofabout 450 nm and a wavelength of 500 nm to 600 nm) having a lowreflectance in the selective reflection layer 610 described abovereaches the light absorption layer 608 to be absorbed. On the otherhand, as described above, since the reflectance of the light having awavelength of 640 nm (that is, a wavelength of a red laser pointer) ishigh, the light having the wavelength is reflected without reaching thelight absorption layer 608. Therefore, by using the screen 600 havingthe configuration as described above in the information drawing systemaccording to the present embodiment, the drawing light is reflected at ahigher intensity than the light having other wavelengths, so that themedical practitioner can more easily visually recognize the informationpresented by the drawing light. In addition, since the light having awavelength having a low reflectance in the selective reflection layer610 is absorbed by the light absorption layer 608, the medicalpractitioner can more easily visually recognize the informationpresented by the drawing light.

<2-2. Installation Method of Screen>

Heretofore, the configuration of the screen 600 used in the informationdrawing device 200 according to the present embodiment has beendescribed. Hereinafter, the installation method of the screen 600 usedin the present embodiment is described. FIG. 19 is a diagramillustrating the opposite side of the surface on which the selectivereflection layer 610 of the screen 600 is formed, that is, the back sideof the substrate 606 of the screen 600. As illustrated in FIG. 19 , theback side of the screen 600 is provided with a holder 616 used to placethe screen 600 within the field of view of the medical practitioner.

The holder 616 is fixed to the drape 700 with the holder together with,for example, the drape 700 being pinched by an instrument such as aforceps. In addition, as illustrated in FIG. 19 , the holder 616 isconfigured with a component which erects by bending a bendable thinmember or an erecting member so as to facilitate fixation to the drape700 or the like.

FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a state of the screen 600 illustratedin FIG. 19 fixed to the drape 700. As described above, the screen 600 isfixed to the drape 700 with the holder 616 together with the drape 700being pinched by an instrument such as forceps. In addition, asillustrated by an arrow in FIG. 20 , the drawing light is irradiatedfrom a position above the screen 600, and the drawing light draws theinformation to be grasped by the medical practitioner on the screen 600.The screen 600 is installed in this manner, and thus the operator 10 whois a medical practitioner can visually recognize quantitative numericalvalues such as a setting value of a device, a blood pressure value, andan amount of bleeding without looking away from the surgical field. Inaddition, it is preferable that the screen 600 is installed on theopposite side of the hand of the operator 10 holding the medicalinstrument so as not to interfere with the procedure of the operator 10.

In addition, the holder 616 may be provided on the side surface of thescreen 600 as illustrated in FIG. 21 . At this time, the screen 600 maybe fixed to the frame as illustrated in FIG. 22 .

<2-3. Other Configuration Examples of Screen>

Heretofore, the installation method of the screen 600 used in thepresent embodiment has been described. Hereinafter, anotherconfiguration example of the screen 600 will be described. Since thescreen 600 of the present embodiment is used for medical practice, thescreen is required to be clean. Therefore, it is preferable that thescreen 600 is disposable. At this time, since the screen 600 includes aplastic resin, the holder 616 can be molded integrally with the screen600, and thus, the screen 600 can be manufactured at a very low cost.The screen 600 is manufactured at a low cost, so that the screen 600 canbe configured so as be disposable, and the reliability of cleanlinesscan be improved. In addition, the configuration as the opticalcharacteristics of the screen 600 may be configured by using a coatingmethod or the like.

In addition, it is preferable that sterilization treatment can beapplied to the screen 600. Thus, the material of the screen 600 ispreferably a material that can withstand sterilization, can be madeinexpensively, and can form a membrane. In addition, since it ispreferable that the flatness of the screen 600 be maintained when thescreen 600 is fixed, the material of the screen 600 is required to havea certain degree of hardness. Therefore, the screen 600 preferablyincludes a material such as polystyrene, polycarbonate, polymethylmethacrylate resin, acrylic resin, or polysulfone. In addition, thematerial of the screen 600 may be high-density polyethylene orfluorocarbon resin, and at this time, the surface modification or thelike is performed to facilitate formation of the selective reflectionlayer 610 and the like.

In addition, it is assumed that the screen 600 of the present embodimentis used in the environment where liquid such as blood is adhered to thesurface of the screen 600 in surgery or the like. Therefore, it ispreferable that water repellent treatment is applied to the surface ofthe screen 600. In this manner, the water repellent treatment is appliedto the surface of the screen 600, so that the assistant can easilyremove the liquid with the gauze. As an example of the water repellenttreatment, there may be exemplified a method in which the screen isapplied with a fluorine resin having a thickness of several nm whereoptical influence does not appear, a method in which the surface of thescreen 600 is coated with a water repellent material by film formation,and the like.

3. HARDWARE CONFIGURATION

Hereinafter, the hardware configuration of the controller 300 of theembodiment of the present disclosure will be described in detail withreference to FIG. 23 . FIG. 23 is a block diagram illustrating thehardware configuration of the controller 300 according to an embodimentof the present disclosure.

The controller 300 mainly includes a CPU 901, a ROM 903, and a RAM 905.In addition, the controller 300 further includes a host bus 907, abridge909, an external bus 911, an interface 913, an input device 915, anoutput device 917, a storage device 919, a drive 921, a connection port923, and a communication device 925.

The CPU 901 functions as a central processing unit and a control unitand controls the overall operations or a part of the operations in thecontroller 300 in accordance with various programs recorded in the ROM903, the RAM 905, the storage device 919, or a removable recordingmedium 927. The ROM 903 stores programs, calculation parameters, and thelike used by the CPU 901. The RAM 905 primarily stores programs used bythe CPU 901, parameters that appropriately change in the execution ofthe programs, and the like. The ROM and the RAM are connected to eachother via the host bus 907 configured with an internal bus such as a CPUbus.

The host bus 907 is connected to an external bus 911 such as aperipheral component interconnect/interface (PCI) bus via the bridge909.

The input device 915 is a manipulation unit manipulated by the user,such as a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, a button, a switch, and alever, for example. In addition, the input device 915 may be a remotecontrol unit (so-called remote controller) using, for example, infraredrays or other radio waves or may be an externally connected apparatus929 such as a mobile phone or PDA corresponding to the manipulation ofthe controller 300. Furthermore, the input device 915 may be configuredwith an input control circuit or the like that generates an input signalon the basis of the information input by the user by using, for example,the above-described manipulation units and outputs the generated inputsignal to the CPU 901. By manipulating the input device 915, the usercan input various data to the controller 300 and instruct processingoperations.

The output device 917 is configured with a device capable of visually oraurally notifying the user of the acquired information. As such adevice, there may be exemplified a display device such as a CRT displaydevice, a liquid crystal display device, a plasma display device, an ELdisplay device, and a lamp, an audio output device such as a speaker anda headphone, a printer device, a mobile phone, a facsimile, and thelike. The output device 917 outputs results obtained by variousprocesses performed by, for example, the controller 300. Specifically,the display device displays the result obtained by the various processesperformed by the controller 300 as a text or an image. On the otherhand, the audio output device converts an audio signal includingreproduced audio data, acoustic data, and the like into an analog signaland outputs the analog signal.

The storage device 919 is a device for data storage configured as anexample of a storage unit of the controller 300. The storage device 919is configured with, for example, a magnetic storage device such as ahard disk drive (HDD), a semiconductor storage device, an opticalstorage device, a magneto-optical storage device, or the like. Thestorage device 919 stores programs or various data executed by the CPU901 and various data acquired from the outside, and the like.

The drive 921 is a reader/writer for a recording medium and is built inor externally attached to the controller 300. The drive 921 reads outinformation recorded in the mounted removable recording medium 927 suchas a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, or asemiconductor memory and outputs the information to the RAM 905. Inaddition, the drive 921 can also write a record on the mounted removablerecording medium 927 such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, amagneto-optical disk, or a semiconductor memory. The removable recordingmedium 927 is, for example, a DVD medium, an HD-DVD medium, a Blu-ray(registered trademark) medium, or the like. In addition, the removablerecording medium 927 may be compact flash (CF (registered trademark)), aflash memory, a secure digital (SD) memory card, or the like. Inaddition, the removable recording medium 927 may be, for example, anintegrated circuit card (IC card) equipped with a non-contact IC chip,an electronic device, or the like.

The connection port 923 is a port for directly connecting the device tothe controller 300. As an example of the connection port 923, there maybe exemplified a universal serial bus (USB) port, an IEEE 1394 port, asmall computer system interface (SCSI) port, and the like. As anotherexample of the connection port 923, there may be exemplified an RS-232Cport, an optical audio terminal, a high-definition multimedia interface(HDMI (registered trademark)) port, and the like. The externallyconnected apparatus 929 is connected to the connection port 923, so thatthe controller 300 acquires various data directly from the externallyconnected apparatus 929 and provides various data to the externallyconnected apparatus 929.

The communication device 925 is a communication interface configuredwith a communication device or the like for connecting to, for example,a communication network 931. The communication device 925 is acommunication card for, for example, wired or wireless local areanetwork (LAN), Bluetooth (registered trademark), wireless USB (WUSB), orthe like. In addition, the communication device 925 may be a router foroptical communication, a router for asymmetric digital subscriber line(ADSL), a modem for various types of communication, or the like. Thecommunication device 925 can transmit and receive signals and the likein accordance with a predetermined protocol such as TCP/IP or the likefrom and to, for example, the Internet or another communication device.In addition, the communication network 931 connected to thecommunication device 925 is configured with a network or the likeconnected in a wired or wireless manner and may be, for example, theInternet, home LAN, infrared communication, radio wave communication,satellite communication, or the like.

4. SUPPLEMENT

Heretofore, the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure havebeen described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings,but the technical scope of the present disclosure is not limited to suchembodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art of thepresent disclosure that various modifications and alterations can beconceived within the scope of the technical idea described in the claimsand belong to the technical scope of the present disclosure.

For example, instead of the information selection unit 306 determiningin S210 of FIG. 9 that the numerical information from the informationproviding device 100 has reached the predetermined threshold, theinformation selection unit 306 may detect that the numerical informationfrom the information providing device 100 has been changed to be thepredetermined threshold or more for a predetermined period and mayselect the changed information as the information to be drawn. Theinformation drawing device 200 according to the present embodiment isconfigured in this manner, so that for example, the medical practitionercan recognize that there is a large amount of bleeding.

In addition, the information selected by the information selection unit306 in S204, S208, S212, and S216 of FIG. 9 may be displayed only for apredetermined time. For example, in a case where the informationselection unit 306 detects that the power of the information providingdevice 100 is turned on in S202 and selects the information related tothe information providing device 100 where the power is turned on inS204 as the information to be drawn, the selected information may bedisplayed only for a predetermined time (for example, several seconds).The information drawing device 200 according to the present embodimentis configured in this manner, so that it is possible to prevent theinformation that needs not to be always displayed from beingcontinuously displayed on the screen 600.

In addition, when it is detected in S202 or S214 of FIG. 9 that therehas been a change in the operation state of the information providingdevice 100 or that the setting value of the information providing device100 has been changed, an indication denoting that the operation state orthe setting value has been changed may be displayed on screen 600together with the numerical information and the header information. Forexample, a message indicating “changed” together with the numericalinformation and the header information may be displayed on the screen600.

In addition, a plurality of the screens 600 described above may bearranged, and an irradiation unit that irradiates each of the pluralityof arranged screens 600 with the drawing light may be provided. Theplurality of screens 600 are arranged in this manner, so that moreinformation is presented to the medical practitioner.

In addition, the controller 300 described above may be realized by usinga general purpose processor. In addition, a computer program may beprovided to operate the processor as described in FIGS. 7 and 9 . Inaddition, a storage medium in which such a program is stored may beprovided.

5. CONCLUSION

As described above, in the information drawing system according to thepresent disclosure, the drawing light having illuminance visuallyrecognizable under the light of the shadowless lamp 800 causesquantitative numerical values such as the setting value of the device,the blood pressure value, and the amount of bleeding to be drawn on thescreen 600. With this configuration, the medical practitioner canvisually check the quantitative numerical values, so that an accidentdue to mishearing can be prevented. In addition, unnecessaryconversation between the operator 10 and the assistant is reduced, andthe burden on the operator 10 is reduced. In addition, the reduction ofunnecessary conversation between the operator 10 and the assistant leadsto shortening of a time of the surgical operation.

In addition, in the information drawing system according to the presentdisclosure, the screen 600 which selectively reflects the wavelength ofthe drawing light is used. Thus, the medical practitioner can easilyview the information drawn by the drawing light under the light of theshadowless lamp 800.

In addition, the following configurations are also within the technicalscope of the present disclosure.

(1)

An information processing device including:

an information acquisition unit that acquires information from aninformation providing device that provides the information related toquantitative numerical values to be grasped by a medical practitionerinvolved with a medical practice;

an image data generation unit that generates image data related to theacquired information; and

a control unit that controls an installation position of a light sourceirradiating drawing light having illuminance visually recognizable undera shadowless lamp or an operation state of an optical system that scansan irradiation position of the drawing light so as to draw the imagedata.

(2)

The information processing device according to (1), in which the lightsource is a laser source.

(3)

The information processing device according to (1) or (2), in which theinformation acquisition unit acquires header information indicating atype of the information together with the information related to thequantitative numerical value.

(4)

The information processing device according to any one of (1) to 3,further including: an information selection unit that selects theinformation to be drawn from the information acquired by the informationacquisition unit from the information providing device.

(5)

The information processing device according to (4), in which theinformation selection unit selects the information to be drawn on thebasis of an output from a manipulation unit manipulated by a medicalpractitioner.

(6)

The information processing device according to (4), further including astorage unit that stores a database in which a medical practice and theinformation to be drawn are associated with each other,

in which the information selection unit selects the information to bedrawn according to the medical practice with reference to the database.

(7)

The information processing device according to (4), in which theinformation selection unit selects the information to be displayedaccording to a change of a setting value of the information providingdevice.

(8)

The information processing device according to (4), in which theinformation selection unit selects the information to be displayedaccording to an operation state of the information providing device.

(9)

The information processing device according to (4), in which theinformation selection unit selects the information to be displayed onthe basis of a change in a numerical value measured by the informationproviding device.

(10)

The information processing device according to (9), in which theinformation selection unit selects the information to be displayed onthe basis of a fact that the numerical value measured by the informationproviding device has reached a predetermined threshold.

(11)

The information processing device according to any one of (1) to 10, inwhich the information acquisition unit processes a captured image froman imaging device that images information displayed on the informationproviding device, and acquires the information related to theinformation providing device.

(12)

An information processing method including:

acquiring information from an information providing device that providesthe information related to a medical practice or a condition of apatient;

generating image data related to the acquired information; and

controlling an installation position of a light source irradiatingdrawing light having illuminance visually recognizable under ashadowless lamp or an operation state of an optical system that scans anirradiation position of the drawing light so as to draw the image data.

(13)

A program causing a processor to execute:

acquiring information from an information providing device that providesthe information related to a medical practice or a condition of apatient;

generating image data related to the acquired information; and

controlling an operation state of an optical system that scans aninstallation position of a light source irradiating drawing light havingilluminance visually recognizable under a shadowless lamp or anirradiation position of the drawing light so as to draw the image data.

(14)

A screen including;

a substrate including a predetermined material; and a selectivereflection layer having a reflectance for a wavelength of drawing lightfrom an information drawing device that draws an image by using thedrawing light having illuminance visually recognizable under ashadowless lamp, the reflectance being higher than a reflectance forwavelengths of other light, on the substrate.

(15)

The screen according to (14), in which the selective reflection layer isconfigured with a multilayer film in which materials having differentrefractive indexes are alternately stacked.

(16)

The screen according to (14) or (15), further including a holder forplacing the screen within a field of view of a medical practitioner on aside opposite to a surface on which the selective reflection layer isformed or on a side surface of the screen.

(17)

The screen according to (16), in which the holder is bendable.

(18)

The screen according to any one of (14) to 17, further including a waterrepellent layer on the selective reflection layer.

(19)

An information drawing system including:

an information drawing device including:

-   -   a light source that irradiates drawing light having illuminance        visually recognizable under a shadowless lamp;    -   an optical system that scans an irradiation position of the        drawing light;    -   an information acquisition unit that acquires information from        an information providing device that provides the information        related to quantitative numerical values to be grasped by a        medical practitioner involved with a medical practice;    -   an image data generation unit that generates image data related        to the acquired information; and    -   a control unit that controls an installation position of the        light source or an operation state of the optical system so as        to draw the image data; and

a screen including:

-   -   a substrate including a predetermined material; and    -   a selective reflection layer having a reflectance for a        wavelength of the drawing light from the information drawing        device, the reflectance being higher than a reflectance for a        wavelength of other light, on the substrate.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST

-   10 Operator-   12 Instrument transfer assistant-   14 Outer circumference assistant-   16 Anesthesiologist-   18 Patient-   100 Information providing device-   120 Imaging device-   200 Information drawing device-   300 Controller-   302 Manipulation unit-   304 Information acquisition unit-   306 Information selection unit-   308 Image data generation unit-   310 Control unit-   312 Storage unit-   400 Light source-   402 Light irradiation unit-   500 Optical system-   502 Scan mirror-   504 Scan lens-   506 Imaging lens-   600 Screen-   602 Header information display area-   604 Numerical information display area-   606 Substrate-   608 Light absorption layer-   610 Selective reflection layer-   612 High refractive index film-   614 Low refractive index film-   616 Holder-   700 Drape-   800 Shadowless lamp

1. An information processing device comprising: an informationacquisition unit that acquires information from an information providingdevice that provides the information related to quantitative numericalvalues to be grasped by a medical practitioner involved with a medicalpractice; an image data generation unit that generates image datarelated to the acquired information; and a control unit that controls aninstallation position of a light source irradiating drawing light havingilluminance visually recognizable under a shadowless lamp or anoperation state of an optical system that scans an irradiation positionof the drawing light so as to draw the image data.
 2. The informationprocessing device according to claim 1, wherein the light source is alaser source.
 3. The information processing device according to claim 2,wherein the information acquisition unit acquires header informationindicating a type of the information together with the informationrelated to the quantitative numerical value.
 4. The informationprocessing device according to claim 2, further comprising: aninformation selection unit that selects the information to be drawn fromthe information acquired by the information acquisition unit from theinformation providing device.
 5. The information processing deviceaccording to claim 4, wherein the information selection unit selects theinformation to be drawn on a basis of an output from a manipulation unitmanipulated by a medical practitioner.
 6. The information processingdevice according to claim 4, further comprising a storage unit thatstores a database in which a medical practice and the information to bedrawn are associated with each other, wherein the information selectionunit selects the information to be drawn according to the medicalpractice with reference to the database.
 7. The information processingdevice according to claim 4, wherein the information selection unitselects the information to be displayed according to a change of asetting value of the information providing device.
 8. The informationprocessing device according to claim 4, wherein the informationselection unit selects the information to be displayed according to anoperation state of the information providing device.
 9. The informationprocessing device according to claim 4, wherein the informationselection unit selects the information to be displayed on a basis of achange in a numerical value measured by the information providingdevice.
 10. The information processing device according to claim 9,wherein the information selection unit selects the information to bedisplayed on a basis of a fact that the numerical value measured by theinformation providing device has reached a predetermined threshold. 11.The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein theinformation acquisition unit processes a captured image from an imagingdevice that images information displayed on the information providingdevice, and acquires the information related to the informationproviding device.
 12. An information processing method comprising:acquiring information from an information providing device that providesthe information related to a medical practice or a condition of apatient; generating image data related to the acquired information; andcontrolling an installation position of a light source irradiatingdrawing light having illuminance visually recognizable under ashadowless lamp or an operation state of an optical system that scans anirradiation position of the drawing light so as to draw the image data.13. A program causing a processor to execute: acquiring information froman information providing device that provides the information related toa medical practice or a condition of a patient; generating image datarelated to the acquired information; and controlling an operation stateof an optical system that scans an installation position of a lightsource irradiating drawing light having illuminance visuallyrecognizable under a shadowless lamp or an irradiation position of thedrawing light so as to draw the image data.
 14. A screen comprising: asubstrate including a predetermined material; and a selective reflectionlayer having a reflectance for a wavelength of drawing light from aninformation drawing device that draws an image by using the drawinglight having illuminance visually recognizable under a shadowless lamp,the reflectance being higher than a reflectance for wavelengths of otherlight, on the substrate.
 15. The screen according to claim 14, whereinthe selective reflection layer is configured with a multilayer film inwhich materials having different refractive indexes are alternatelystacked.
 16. The screen according to claim 14, further comprising aholder for placing the screen within a field of view of a medicalpractitioner on a side opposite to a surface on which the selectivereflection layer is formed or on a side surface of the screen.
 17. Thescreen according to claim 16, wherein the holder is bendable.
 18. Thescreen according to claim 14, further comprising a water repellent layeron the selective reflection layer.
 19. An information drawing systemcomprising: an information drawing device including: a light source thatirradiates drawing light having illuminance visually recognizable undera shadowless lamp; an optical system that scans an irradiation positionof the drawing light; an information acquisition unit that acquiresinformation from an information providing device that provides theinformation related to quantitative numerical values to be grasped by amedical practitioner involved with a medical practice; an image datageneration unit that generates image data related to the acquiredinformation; and a control unit that controls an installation positionof the light source or an operation state of the optical system so as todraw the image data; and a screen including: a substrate including apredetermined material; and a selective reflection layer having areflectance for a wavelength of the drawing light from the informationdrawing device, the reflectance being higher than a reflectance for awavelength of other light, on the substrate.